Field Trip!!

Today was a field trip, which was interesting, to say the least. For the Primary one and Two classes, we went to a place called MagicLand, which just SOUNDS fun, right? To begin with, I was told about this field trip on Sunday. Yesterday after work we decided I actually going on the field trip. This whole thing is a whirlwind, as if I was a character dropped into a movie in the middle, but expected to pick up the plot by the context clues around me.
So anyways, the day started with me and the other Sarah sitting in the Staff Room waiting for the signal to get on the bus. The school I work at, while I do enjoy it, is a bit disorganized (just a disclaimer). We ended up following down one of the classes, which was good because the teacher that had led them down all of the sudden disappeared. So Sarah and I watched this one class run around, chanting “Magicland! Magicland!”. It was kind of cute, but at the same time utter chaos. Then the two other classes walked down with more teachers, and all of the sudden people were pushing everybody, punching each other and just shouting in general. We found out that we were assigned to the Green class for Primary one, which consisted of 25 students. The buses were suppose to leave around nine, but we didn’t get on the bus until 9:30, and didn’t leave the school until about ten. Then, it took a little more than an hour to drive to Magicland, which began with children bouncing off the walls, and ended with bathroom emergencies, more bouncing and everyone leaving their food wrappers everywhere. We all got off and stood around outside for another half an hour. The poor little boy that had to go to the bathroom kept asking when he could go, but we couldn’t get inside until they figured out the ticket situation. The children that we were watching were going nuts, it was hot waiting in the sun and they didn’t want to just stand. They were just bored out of their minds, and all of the supervisors (myself included) were ready to kill them. We finally got in the gates, and stood around while waiting for characters to greet the children. It was odd, because the kids were thrilled, but the costumes were beaten down and didn’t make any sense. There was a clown, Winnie the Pooh and a rabbit. There may have been one more, I’m not sure. I was trying to keep my kids sane, and they were spraying some sort of foam spray around the kids to which they yelled with glee. The clown came over and started talking to me, which creeped me out on many levels. I don’t think you should hit on teachers while in a clown costume, but that is just me.
Finally! Around eleven o’clock, after a bathroom break where we somehow lost four kids, we ventured over to the rides. They didn’t have very many, but they had a carousel, a ride similar to teacups but were pineapples, and another ride where they sat in cars while it went around in a circle quickly. I’m pretty sure that they have them at every carnival, but I don’t know what its called. We also saw a dolphin show and then rode a prehistoric jungle cruise, where we rode in boats and mechanical dinosaurs peered out at us and made noises. The kids were terrified of the dinosaurs, a couple even cried. The funny thing was that the kids all wanted to sit next to me, Sarah or Jasmin(my assistant. That may be spelled wrong). They were dying to hold hands, or sit in our laps. It was cute, but it may get old fast! Everyone was pretty tired towards the end, and they did buy cans of their own foam and were spraying each other with it. It was kind of funny, because they were asking each other to be sprayed. It pretty much sprayed soap bubbles, so they dissolved quickly. There was a kid that tried to steal a can, but the shopkeeper and I both saw him as he ran off and made him put it back.
After all this fun, we got back on the bus at two (so only about three hours were actually spent at MagicLand), for the ride home. The kids weren’t nearly as rowdy this time, and several fell asleep. A couple boys in the back kept causing trouble that I had to get up and resolve (problems such as jumping over seats, putting their hands out of the window, pulling hair…etc) , but besides that it was a relatively quiet ride home. A very hectic day, but it was fun for the most part. The plus was that it gave me a chance to get to know some of the kids, for even the other two Primary One classes were coming up to me and saying “Miss Sara! Miss Sara! Look!” and showing me whatever they bought or wanted to ride. When Sarah or I rode a ride, they would all stand and wave at us. It was a great way for them to get to know me a bit better.

Parent teacher confrences are this weekend, but thankfully I am not expected to attend. I'm getting a headache from everything!! Also, check my links on the side, I've added a link to my photos on Flickr. They're the same as mine and Ash's blog Get Lost Traveling, so there are a few from Cali on the site. Ignore those please!
Miss those of you that know me!